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  • Francisco_Meza
    Francisco_Meza @randfish last edited by Mar 1, 2011, 1:08 PM Mar 1, 2011, 1:08 PM

    I think a new list of the top 10 or 20 would suffice for the time being while the rest are being deteremined viable or not.

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    • Francisco_Meza
      Francisco_Meza @petrakraft last edited by Mar 1, 2011, 1:04 PM Mar 1, 2011, 1:04 PM

      thanks Petra, JoeAnt charges a onetime fee of $39.99 USD. I would rather pay the fee.

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      • petrakraft
        petrakraft last edited by Mar 1, 2011, 6:49 AM Mar 1, 2011, 6:49 AM

        The 3 resources you mentioned are stil valuable.

        A tipp regarding JoeAnt, it is quiet easy to become an editor there, then you don't have to pay for the input.

        Francisco_Meza SparkplugDigital 2 Replies Last reply Mar 29, 2011, 12:54 AM Reply Quote 3
        • MarloSchneider
          MarloSchneider @randfish last edited by Mar 1, 2011, 5:45 AM Mar 1, 2011, 5:45 AM

          In the meantime it might not be a bad idea to add a warning or just take it down.

          fenderseo 1 Reply Last reply May 7, 2011, 9:18 PM Reply Quote 7
          • randfish
            randfish last edited by Aug 4, 2011, 3:44 PM Mar 1, 2011, 4:55 AM

            To be honest, it's more than a year out of date, and not the best resource. We've talked internally about a replacement, but need to spec it out and find a contractor (and we have so many other improvements/upgrades/features to PRO we're in the process of making).

            That said, I'll ask the team to look into it further. I do think a great directory list would be a valuable part of PRO content.

            postscript update: We have a project in process to replace this with something very cool, updatable and more scalable, too. I believe launch ETA is Q3 of 2011. Justin Briggs from Distilled and Cyrus Shepard from Moz are working on this together.

            MarloSchneider Francisco_Meza philwill SeattleOrganicSEO SteveOllington 9 Replies Last reply Jun 7, 2011, 4:12 AM Reply Quote 15
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